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California is losing places to give birth
The March closure of California’s first licensed and accredited birth center underscores not only the state’s “de facto ban” on licensing birth centers (as one lobbyist put it), but also the uphill battle expectant mothers in California face when seeking the health care they need. In the past decade, nearly 50 maternity wards have closed […]
Congressman Carbajal Highlights $959,752 Federal Investment Improving Santa Maria Storm Drainage
Carbajal secured more than $13,500,000 for 14 community projects across the Central Coast earlier this year. Congressman Salud Carbajal joined Santa Maria Mayor Alice Patino to highlight the impact of the $959,752 in federal funds he secured earlier this year for storm drainage system upgrades in Santa Maria. The upgrades,...
Board of Supervisors to meet in Santa Maria on Tuesday
The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors will hold their regular meeting in Santa Maria next Tuesday, Aug. 27, when the body meets at 9 a.m. to discuss a full agenda of items at the Joseph Centeno Betteravia Government Administration Building Board Hearing Room. The public is invited to attend...
Investigators seek motive in slaying of L.A. doctor outside clinic
A growing memorial can be seen outside of a medical clinic in Woodland Hills where a 61-year-old doctor was gunned down in what some believe may have been a targeted killing. The victim was identified as Hamid Mirshojae, a doctor who worked at the Warner Plaza Medical Center located at Topanga Canyon Boulevard and […]
ICYMI: CHP recovers nearly $850,000 in stolen merchandise
SACRAMENTO — Governor Gavin Newsom lauded the work of the California Highway Patrol’s Organized Retail Crime Task Force, which shut down organized retail theft rings in Orange and Alameda counties in recent weeks. Officers seized nearly $850,000 in stolen merchandise and made multiple felony arrests. “Our organized retail...
They delivered 5,600 babies. They blame California rules for putting them out of business
Birth centers are popular options for families who want to deliver a baby outside of a hospital. Nineteen of them closed in California in the past decade, deepening the state's maternity care crisis.
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